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that was -- that was emilie parker's aunt who was speaking, and her father, emilie parker's father, robby parker is going to be speaking right now. the family wanted to speak and wanted to make it clear they wanted to remember little emilie parker, and we just heard what a wonderful young little six-year-old girl she was. how sad of a story this is. it gets sadder and sadder as we learn more details of these young kids and the six adults shot and killed at that school. 26 victims, 20 children. 6 and 7-year-old first graders mostly shot for no reason at all. and six adults, mostly teachers, all women, shot and killed, as well. once again, robby parker, the father of 6-year-old emilie parker, is supposed to come to the microphones. i assume he's consoling the sister right now. and he will have the strength -- this is the decision that the parker family wanted to do. they wanted to come to the microphones. they wanted to speak about emilie parker. and that is something that we have seen now that -- presumably we'll see a little bit more, people wanting to remember their loved ones and speaki
that was -- that was emilie parker's aunt who was speaking, and her father, emilie parker's father, robby parker is going to be speaking right now. the family wanted to speak and wanted to make it clear they wanted to remember little emilie parker, and we just heard what a wonderful young little six-year-old girl she was. how sad of a story this is. it gets sadder and sadder as we learn more details of these young kids and the six adults shot and killed at that school. 26 victims, 20 children....
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listen. >> my name is robbie parker. my family is one of the families that lost a child yesterday in the sandy hook elementary schools here in connecticut. i've been contacted by so many people and agencies wanting to know how we're doing, and i just thought, you know, this might be the best way to share those feelings with everybody. first of all, i would really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families affected by this shooting. it's a horrific tragedy and we want everyone to know that our hearts and prayers go out to them. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and support go out to you as well. at this time, our thanks go out to so many people, so many friends and family and complete strangers who we don't know, for all the love, condolences and support you've given us. my daughter emilie would be one of the first ones to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims, because that's the type of person that she is. not
listen. >> my name is robbie parker. my family is one of the families that lost a child yesterday in the sandy hook elementary schools here in connecticut. i've been contacted by so many people and agencies wanting to know how we're doing, and i just thought, you know, this might be the best way to share those feelings with everybody. first of all, i would really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families affected by this shooting. it's a horrific tragedy and we want everyone...
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. >> how can you, asks robbie parker, when you lose your 6-year-old daughter. emilie, his bright light. artist with crayons, elder sister to a 3-year-old and 4-year-old. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she -- she always had something kind to say about anybody. and her, her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed us are is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> we're just devastated that someone so beautiful and perfect is no longer going to be in our lives. and for no reason. >> but then, just a day after losing this little girl to violence, her 30-year-old father said very simply, i am not angry. >> as we move on from what happened here, what happened to so many people, let it not turn into something that defines us. but something that inspires us to be better, to be more compassionate, and more humble people. the best thing that i can think of to do to move on is to help other people. when you help other people, you feel better about yourself. and the more peo
. >> how can you, asks robbie parker, when you lose your 6-year-old daughter. emilie, his bright light. artist with crayons, elder sister to a 3-year-old and 4-year-old. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she -- she always had something kind to say about anybody. and her, her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed us are is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> we're just...
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. >> i simply do not know where robbie parker, this man found the strength and composure. >> so well spoken. >> so well spoken. his daughter, clearly, so important to him and that family so close. so impressive. the parkers moved to connecticut from utah just eight months ago. emilie is going to be buried back in utah. >> as robbie parker and other parents struggle with the tragedy that happened here on friday, they also face another challenge. how to explain it to their children. something we were talking about earlier. here's lisa sylvester with some expert advice. >> if there's an image that sums up this story, it is this. any parent out there can relate. psychiatrist charles rasin with college of medicine. >> how do you wrap your mind around something like this, with the understanding that it will take a while and there will be people closely impacted by this that will never wrap their mind around this. human minds are not infinite and this is appearing to be the worst schoolyard catastrophe in history. there is going to be a huge long-term fallout for this that will impact peopl
. >> i simply do not know where robbie parker, this man found the strength and composure. >> so well spoken. >> so well spoken. his daughter, clearly, so important to him and that family so close. so impressive. the parkers moved to connecticut from utah just eight months ago. emilie is going to be buried back in utah. >> as robbie parker and other parents struggle with the tragedy that happened here on friday, they also face another challenge. how to explain it to their...
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i want to play something robbie parker said, and then we're going to discuss it. >> that free agency is given to all of us to act and choose whatever we want. god can't take that away from us. i know that's something he was given, and that's what he chose to do with it. i know god can't take that away. i'm not mad. >> the question of fate and destiny and free agency, try to sort that out for us. >> first of all, i believe we have free will, and that we've been given all the tools to create a society that protects our children and cares for our children, and then in some ways we have to look at how we have failed when we have moments like this. so i understand this idea of not being angry at god. i want to say it's okay to be angry right now. with grief we have many, many feelings, and i think faith can handle all of them. i think that this wasn't destined. there are things we could have done. in some ways the piece of grief that is the hardest is how do we look at how we're responsible. that may not be the first place we go. right now it's really just about reaching out and, you know
i want to play something robbie parker said, and then we're going to discuss it. >> that free agency is given to all of us to act and choose whatever we want. god can't take that away from us. i know that's something he was given, and that's what he chose to do with it. i know god can't take that away. i'm not mad. >> the question of fate and destiny and free agency, try to sort that out for us. >> first of all, i believe we have free will, and that we've been given all the...
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robbie parker, the father of 6-year-old emily parker, she was killed yesterday. he is now speaking out. we're going to hear what he's saying about his beautiful 6-year-old daughter when we come back.e. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. boproductivity up, costs down, thtime to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> president obama will travel here to connecticut tomorrow to join in remembering and in mourning the victims of the second deadliest shooting incident in u.s. history at a sc
robbie parker, the father of 6-year-old emily parker, she was killed yesterday. he is now speaking out. we're going to hear what he's saying about his beautiful 6-year-old daughter when we come back.e. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat....
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it came from a man named robbie parker. and he was speaking about his daughter emilie. and while he was emotional and just absolutely devastated, the compassion that he was able to show was stunning. kim la was there while he was talking to reporters and has more for us. kyung, tell us more. >> one of the things he wanted to say was thank you. one of the reasons he called reporters to this church here, a church heifer only belonged to for ate months because he moved here to take a job at the hospital to take care of newborn children. taking care of children then having to lose his child. he called reporters here. hen't wanted to say thank you because so many people had reached out to his family to say we are so sorry, we are so horrifie horrified. you know, you can imagine how this man feels. he lost his child, but he wanted to take that moment and then express that he wanted to make sure that people understood that society should not be defined by this moment. here's a little bit of what have he said. >> i was leaving to work and she woke up before i left and, i've act
it came from a man named robbie parker. and he was speaking about his daughter emilie. and while he was emotional and just absolutely devastated, the compassion that he was able to show was stunning. kim la was there while he was talking to reporters and has more for us. kyung, tell us more. >> one of the things he wanted to say was thank you. one of the reasons he called reporters to this church here, a church heifer only belonged to for ate months because he moved here to take a job at...
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. >> that was robbie parker talking about his daughter emilie who was 6 years old, she died on saturday. the family meeting tonight with president obama at the school. from the president of the united states, friends or houses of worship here, members of this community are seeking solace all weekend. this morning, some of the children survived the shooting, went to sunday school just like they did every week, it sounds like a simple thing, wasn't simple or easy for anyone. not for the children or their teacher. >> reporter:his is where some of the children who were killed at sandy hook elementary prayed and went to sunday school. she was back on this sunday for all her students, including those who survived. >> you had a lot of children here in this room, what was that like for you. >> it was a little bit -- it was very scary, because i spent yesterday trying to prepare for today. but you don't know what's going to happen. and right in the middle a child raised their hand. i said yes, and they said, my friends died. later on when we got to the point where we prayed, pretty much every ch
. >> that was robbie parker talking about his daughter emilie who was 6 years old, she died on saturday. the family meeting tonight with president obama at the school. from the president of the united states, friends or houses of worship here, members of this community are seeking solace all weekend. this morning, some of the children survived the shooting, went to sunday school just like they did every week, it sounds like a simple thing, wasn't simple or easy for anyone. not for the...
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. >> the father of emilie parker, robbie parker coming out and talking about forgiveness. i want to play the brief clip of what he said. >> our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you. and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you, as well. >> this, it was an amazing act, in and of itself, just to be able to walk out and talk and put two words together. but does that sort of thing help? how did you find dylan's parents moved on, because they have to. i know they moved away. >> no, they're still living there. they said we needed to stay some place where there were people who had known and loved us and people who had known and loved dylan and there's the sense, somehow, that we want to blame parents. we don't blame parents for autism and we want to blame parents for the commission of the crimes. for tom and sue, what was so difficult is that they hadn't known their child and while all of the people who were killed lost a child, i mean, all th
. >> the father of emilie parker, robbie parker coming out and talking about forgiveness. i want to play the brief clip of what he said. >> our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you. and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you, as well. >> this, it was an amazing act, in and of itself, just to be able to walk out and talk and put two words...
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. >> that was robbie parker talking about his daughter emilie who was 6 years old, she died on saturday. the family meeting tonight with president obama at the school. from the president of the united states, friends or houses of worship here, members of this community are seeking solace all weekend. this morning, some of the children survived the shooting, went to sunday school just like they did every week, it sounds like a simple thing, wasn't simple or easy for anyone. not for the children or their teacher. >> reporter: this is where some of the children who were killed at sandy hook elementary prayed and went to sunday school. she was back on this sunday for all her students, including those who survived. >> you had a lot of children here in this room, what was that like for you. >> it was a little bit -- it was very scary, because i spent yesterday trying to prepare for today. but you don't know what's going to happen. and right in the middle a child raised their hand. i said yes, and they said, my friends died. later on when we got to the point where we prayed, pretty much every
. >> that was robbie parker talking about his daughter emilie who was 6 years old, she died on saturday. the family meeting tonight with president obama at the school. from the president of the united states, friends or houses of worship here, members of this community are seeking solace all weekend. this morning, some of the children survived the shooting, went to sunday school just like they did every week, it sounds like a simple thing, wasn't simple or easy for anyone. not for the...
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. >> reporter: how can you, asked robbie parker, when you lose your 6-year-old daughter, emilie, his bright light? artist with crayons, elder sister to a 3 and 4-year-old. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she -- she always had something kind to say about anybody. her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> we're just devastated that someone so beautiful and perfect, is no longer going to be in our lives and for no reason. >> reporter: but then, just a day after losing this little girl to violence, her 30-year-old father said very simply, i am not angry. >> as we move on from what happened here, what happened to so many people, let it not turn into something that defines us. but something that inspires us to be better, to be more compassionate, and more humble people. best thing that i can think of to do to move on is to help other people. when you help other people, you feel better about yourself. and the more people that help other people,
. >> reporter: how can you, asked robbie parker, when you lose your 6-year-old daughter, emilie, his bright light? artist with crayons, elder sister to a 3 and 4-year-old. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she -- she always had something kind to say about anybody. her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed us is remarkable. she is an incredible person. and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> we're just devastated that...
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her father, robbie parker, said he is even praying for the shooter's family. watch. >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well. my daughter, emilie, would be one of the first ones to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims because that's the type of person that she is, not because of any parenting that my wife and i could have done, but because those were the gifts that were given to her by her heavenly father. i have two really good friends at home who have set up a facebook page to help raise money for emilie. when i've gotten on that and seen the number of people who have commented and expressed their condolences, it's been quite overwhelming. as the deep pain begins to settle
her father, robbie parker, said he is even praying for the shooter's family. watch. >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well. my...
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her father, robbie parker, said he is even praying for the shooter's family tonight, watch >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well. my daughter, emilie, would be one of the first ones to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims because that's the type of person that she is, not because of any parenting that my wife and i could have done, but because those were the gifts that were given to her by her heavenly father. i have two really good friends at home who have set up a facebook page to help raise money for emilie. when i've gotten on that and seen the number of people who have commented and expressed their condolences, it's been quite overwhelming. as the deep pain begins to settle into our hearts, we
her father, robbie parker, said he is even praying for the shooter's family tonight, watch >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as...
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this is how robbie parker says he'll remember his 6-year-old little girl. >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well. my daughter, emilie, would be one of the first ones to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims because that's the type of person that she is, not because of any parenting that my wife and i could have done, but because those were the gifts that were given to her by her heavenly father. i have two really good friends at home who have set up a facebook page to help raise money for emilie. when i've gotten on that and seen the number of people who have commented and expressed their condolences, it's been quite overwhelming. as the deep pain begins to settle into our hearts, we find comfort r
this is how robbie parker says he'll remember his 6-year-old little girl. >> i'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to the families who were directly affected by this shooting. it's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. i can't imagine how hard this experience must be for you and i want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well. my daughter,...
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when you think about robbie parker, this 30-year-old physician's assistant who lost his daughter emilie, i was, again, as i think so many people were, stunned and blown away by how forgiving he was, how compassionate he was, and how -- i mean accept eppsance is proba the wrong word but he had developed a plan to forgive and turn this tragedy into something that could be of comfort to families all over the country that may go through something like this, the loss of a child, wolf. >> yeah. there's nothing worse that any parent, anyone could endure than losing a child, and when we see the pictures of these little kids and we see their ages, we see their names, we appreciate -- i don't know if we could ever appreciate, but you begin to sense the enormity of the pain these parents and their loved ones, grandparents, are going through right now, uncles and aunts. you see the clergy there on the right of your screen. that's senator blumenthal, the junior senator from connecticut, soon to be the senior senator from connecticut once senator lieberman retires and he will be leaving with the new
when you think about robbie parker, this 30-year-old physician's assistant who lost his daughter emilie, i was, again, as i think so many people were, stunned and blown away by how forgiving he was, how compassionate he was, and how -- i mean accept eppsance is proba the wrong word but he had developed a plan to forgive and turn this tragedy into something that could be of comfort to families all over the country that may go through something like this, the loss of a child, wolf. >> yeah....
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but eventually i'm just so struck by robbie parker's comments yesterday -- >> the 30-year-old father, a physician's assistant. >> and his daughter emilie was one of the victims here. his acceptance and his forgiveness so soon after is remarkable to see. i think that's a stage that eventually people get to, this idea of acceptance. it does not come easily, and for some people it may not come at all, but those are sort of the stages, i think. we talk about it in a medical sense, when someone is sick in a hospital, for example, or if you've lost a loved one in a hospital, but certainly in a mass tragedy like this, it's a lot of the same thing. again, we've talked about this idea -- and don mentioned this idea, people sort of knowing that other people are going through the same thing, that they are not specifically sort of experiencing this together, i think, can make a huge difference for them. >> i don't know what to say. our coverage will continue right after this. the interfaith memorial service will start with the president and the clergy and the families, the friends, the people of
but eventually i'm just so struck by robbie parker's comments yesterday -- >> the 30-year-old father, a physician's assistant. >> and his daughter emilie was one of the victims here. his acceptance and his forgiveness so soon after is remarkable to see. i think that's a stage that eventually people get to, this idea of acceptance. it does not come easily, and for some people it may not come at all, but those are sort of the stages, i think. we talk about it in a medical sense, when...
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sanjay, you were powerfully moved by robbie parker, the father who lost his little 6-year-old daughter, emilie parker. we saw him on television saturday night. let me play a little clip. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she always had something kind to say about anybody. and her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed to us a remarkable. she is an incredible person, and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> what a beautiful little girl. sanjay, i know you have daughters around the same age. and you were moved really strongly by what we heard. >> yeah, just still so painful to watch. and to hear robbie, it's that viscer visceral, gut-wrenching pain. it's tough. i think anybody who has kids, people always ask, do you think about your own kids in situations like this? of course you do. but i think there was a couple of things in particular. one is this whole notion -- the way he was describing emilie, i've probably used some of those same ways to describe my own daughters. and i think there was nothing in their world context that cou
sanjay, you were powerfully moved by robbie parker, the father who lost his little 6-year-old daughter, emilie parker. we saw him on television saturday night. let me play a little clip. >> she was the type of person that could just light up a room. she always had something kind to say about anybody. and her love and the strength that she gave us and the example that she showed to us a remarkable. she is an incredible person, and i'm so blessed to be her dad. >> what a beautiful...